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Elisa Viihde
Ruutu
Created By
Petja Peltomaa
Joona Tena
Arctic Circle (Ivalo)
Overview
During a routine search of an old cabin in the remote and wintery back country, Finnish policewoman, Nina Kautsalo, discovers two dead prostitutes, with a third still fighting for her life. The ensuing investigation takes a surprise twist when an extremely rare and deadly virus is discovered in the surviving woman’s bloodwork. When the Finnish Bureau of Investigation takes over the case, German virologist, Thomas Lorenz is called in to assist in identifying and containing the virus. Set within the endless white expanse of the arctic circle, Nina and Thomas must rely on each other to have any hope of saving the ones they love. But what takes precedence? A deadly virus or an active serial killer?
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Seasons
Season 1 (2018)
No overview available.
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Cellar
2018-12-21Finnish police Nina Kautsalo makes a horrific discovery in the basement of wilderness cabin. Soon the find brings German virologist, Thomas Lorenz, to work on the case.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 2: Tracks In The Snow
2018-12-21National Bureau of Investigation joins the investigation and Nina is forced off the case. Tracks in the snow give her a new lead, however.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 3: Storm Rises
2018-12-21Raunola, the man suspected for the murders is leaving the investigators confused. The virus investigation takes a bad turn, and Nina and Thomas find each other in surprising place.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 4: An Eye for an Eye
2018-12-28Both crime and virus investigations are progressing slowly. Work and personal life are starting to mix for both Nina and Thomas.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 5: God's Peace
2018-12-28Virus investigation becomes even more topical. Police track down the fourth victim.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 6: First Victim
2018-12-28Nina gets a chance to interrogate the fourth woman. Esko gets into trouble with the police. The first victim wakes up from coma.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 7: Predator
2018-12-28Nina and Thomas are in danger when Raunola returns to Ivalo. Marita gets bad news in quarantine.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 8: Carriers
2019-01-04Nina and Thomas get new information from a surprising source. Thomas has to fight for his daughter's custody. Virus infection takes a frightening turn.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 9: Murmansk
2019-01-04Nina and Thomas participate in an illegal expedition to Murmansk. Venla is fighting for her life.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 10: Venla
2019-01-04Nina and Thomas return to Finland. Venla gets help from unexpected source. Nina will have to step into the darkness once more.
Runtime: 45 min
Season 2 (2021)
Nina Kautsalo has moved to Rovaniemi in northern Finland, where her daughter has started special school and her mother is undergoing cancer treatment. Nina joins a new Finnish-Russian police team and is partnered with the mysterious Viktor. A new investigation leads them to Murmansk on the trail of a mysterious hunting club. The case also involves an unsolved old murder whose prime suspect has disappeared.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Newest Police
2021-12-19Episode 2: Nothing in the Middle
2021-12-19Episode 3: Catch
2021-12-23Episode 4: Justice and Fairness
2021-12-29Episode 5: Guilty
2022-01-09Episode 6: Parents
2022-01-16
Season 3 (2023)
Nina Kautsalo returns to Ivalo, where she starts investigating the murder of a local pharmacist as chief of police. Meanwhile, an attempt is made to hijack a top-secret test car. Soon the murder investigation led by Nina also points in the direction of the international car business.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Return
2023-10-04Nina Kautsalo has returned to Ivalo as she is set to become the new Chief of Police. When a local pharmacist is found murdered, Nina is assigned to investigate the case as her last assignment with her old partner Aikio. Meanwhile, an American car manufacturer's test car is attempted to be hijacked.
Runtime: 46 minEpisode 2: Lost and Found
2023-10-11Episode 3: Hide and Seek
2023-10-18Episode 4: Mess
2023-10-25Episode 5: Breaking and Entering
2023-11-01Episode 6: Event
2023-11-08
Season 4 (2025)
No overview available.
5 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: A Distant Guest
2025-01-01Nina continues as Ivalo's police chief. Her son Santeri is with her. Stenius comes to ensure security for an international conference. Nina investigates a major accident that turns out to be a mass murder.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: Mark of the Chosen
2025-01-08They want to keep the mass murder investigation a secret. Aikio smells a burnt cart. A terrorist suspect arrives in Ivalo. The threat of terrorism, mass murder, and a brilliant comet in the sky seem to be connected.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: Scars of the Past
2025-01-15Old events related to the religious sect are beginning to unravel. Nina interrogates Ossi about the past. Marita is warned about the prophecy. Aikio is shot. The police find out who is behind the mass murder.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 4: The Last of His Family
2025-01-22Aikio's condition is serious. Nina identifies the terrorist wanted by the FBI. The motive for the mass murder is confirmed. In Ivalo Visiting astrophysicist Jonathan Sprout's life is in danger
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 5: Johdatus
2025-01-29Nina finds out about 40-year-old events and who the last representative of the Taimenen family is. Jarmo and Esko drive to the wilderness church. Tuomas kidnaps Santer. A desperate Nina decides to trust the guidance.
Runtime: N/A minVideos
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